wood id help please

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crater22

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looks like I not only do not understand the wood burning process yet, but is seems to be that I am kind of computer stupid. I have been trying to find a link somewhere here that shows pictures that would ID the different kinds of firewood. I have clicked on several links, but keep getting re-directed, and yet cannot find a good one. Is there a link somewhere that I might be missing to identify the different kind of wood? I have printed out several that point out the BTU ratings of different types of wood, but not one that actually shows pictures of the wood.

Many thanks in advance
 
Im not literate either but I have AOL as my internet provider and its virus protection software(firewall) disables web links embedding in basic texts.
I dont really know what you mean about being redirected.
Im old fashioned, I use books.
There is one website called Wood Database, I think. Great site.
Sorry I cant do the link. Lol
 
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Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle said:
it's right here, silly :)

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/links-to-tree-id-and-other-links.46259/

Welcome to the forums, incase I missed you!
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Thanks for the info and the welcome. I had seen that and when I click on it, it tells me to go to another thread . I have done that and scrolled all thru the menu but did not find what I was looking for. I guess I should have been more clear. Since all my wood has been bought and delivered. it is already split. I was trying to find something that would show the difference between the wood I have.
Thanks again

Woody, did you check out the prices for the used books.? I might have to but a few for gifts.....LOL
 
crater22 said:
Thanks for the info and the welcome. I had seen that and when I click on it, it tells me to go to another thread . I have done that and scrolled all thru the menu but did not find what I was looking for. I guess I should have been more clear. Since all my wood has been bought and delivered. it is already split. I was trying to find something that would show the difference between the wood I have.
Thanks again

Woody, did you check out the prices for the used books.? I might have to but a few for gifts.....LOL
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Very hard to ID woods from a book. Almost impossible after they are split. Best to send a a couple of pics of the stacks, showing end grain and bark in good light. We can probably ID some.
 
Thanks, I will give this a try. This is the wood I am most interested in, since I have a lot of it. It is very heavy and MC is 20 or less, but I am not sure if it is a good idea to burn it now or not. (I have been using it)
 

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I cant see the end of the wood closely enough to tell what it is. However, if it is 20% moisture content and it is burning well, then I say go ahead and burn it.
 
crater22 said:
Thanks, I will give this a try. This is the wood I am most interested in, since I have a lot of it. It is very heavy and MC is 20 or less, but I am not sure if it is a good idea to burn it now or not. (I have been using it)
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Looks like white oak to me. At 20% it should burn rather well. Have you tried any in your stove yet?
 
i do not think its white oak. i burn alot of it and its simply not stringy enough for my liking. also, i find it hard to believe its at 20%. theres not a check or crack on either of the ends that i can see. that is odd.
 
The piece on the right looks like red oak(maybe hickory) judging by the red or pink color... Looks like it was dead when it was cut(expains lack of cracks). See the critter tracks? where they were under the bark?
 
If its 20% on a fresh split face, its primo fuel. Doesn't look like oak. Sometimes its impossible to tell without bark.
 
Thanks guy's. Here is a couple more pictures that I hope help. One has the bark attached. The wood was supposed to have been cut at least a year ago and stored in a barn...IDK?
 

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gzecc said:
Very hard to ID woods from a book.
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True dat. Re-reading the original post, I see he was after IDs of wood already split. There are some on woodworking sites, but those are planed smooth, and not much help.
crater22 said:
couple more pictures
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Based on the first pic, I was gonna say White Ash because I see that borer pattern on some I get here. The two additional pics are convincing me even more...
 
I see Ash in all pics.
 
crater22 said:
I never would have thought that ash would be so heavy and dense. It does burn good.
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When it gets really dry, like 2 yrs split and stacked, it gets less heavy, at least the dead stuff I usually get. It's great wood; Easier to start than the more dense woods like Hickory and BL, but still lasts pretty long in the stove. Nice score! :cool:
 
Looks like a very old ash tree.
 
Very old white ash
 
2nd pictures certainly do look like ash. right hand picture from first set does not though.. I have never seen ash with a pink hue.
 
Ncountry said:
2nd pictures certainly do look like ash. right hand picture from first set does not though.. I have never seen ash with a pink hue.
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I think the pics were taken at night with a flash.
 
gzecc said:
I think the pics were taken at night with a flash.
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Inside of garage with a cheap camera and flash...

Glad to hear that it is good wood since I just got another load. Some is dry, which I split some of that into smaller pcs to help burn down the coal bed and get the flue up to temp.

Thanks guy's you are great.
 
Agree with Ash. I've split some with a pinkish hue if it's wetter/green here
 
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